Results
The 2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.
Bojangles' Southern 500
Sunday, September 1st, 2019
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Darlington Raceway
- 70th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
- Age: 21
- Team : No. 24 - Hendrick Autoguard/City Chevrolet Throwback Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
- William Byron won the Pole Award for the 70th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500 with a lap of 28.51 seconds, 172.487 mph.
- This is his fourth pole in 61 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his fourth pole and 12th top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his first pole in two races at Darlington Raceway.
- Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2019 and his seventh in 11 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Kyle Larson (third) posted his third top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his 11th in 25 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: 04.058 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 46 Seconds
- Average Speed: 133.825
- Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 2,039 (6.1 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500
- Race Winner: Erik Jones
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 20 - Sport Clips Throwback Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
- Erik Jones won the 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500, his second victory in 100 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Darlington Raceway.
- Kyle Larson (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2019.
- Kyle Busch (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Ryan Preece (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 64 points over Joey Logano.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 17 | 30 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 367 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 9 | Running |
| 6 | 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 367 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Running |
| 26 | 26 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | Running |
| 32 | 35 | 52 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 34 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 366 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Running |
| 31 | 37 | 27 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 50 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 367 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Running |
| 3 | 33 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 52 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 367 | 118 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Running |
| 15 | 22 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 9 | 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 34 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 24 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 25 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 21 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 49 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 367 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Running |
| 18 | 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 27 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 39 | 66 | Joey Gase | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 365 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 19 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 12 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 53 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 367 | 79 | 2 | 10 | 4 | Running |
| 39 | 36 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 22 | 20 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 5 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 18 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 21 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 35 | 38 | 54 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 32 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Aric Almirola | Pre-Race to the Rear Back up car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Kyle Busch | Pre-Race to the Rear Engine change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Joe Nemechek | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| BJ McLeod | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Reed Sorenson | Pre-Race to the Rear Transmission | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Joey Gase | Unspecified Improper fueling | Tail End | 39 | 40 | Yellow |
| Garrett Smithley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 68 | 72 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Safety violation | Tail End | 103 | 106 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 158 | 162 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 198 | 0 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Pass Thru | 222 | 224 | Green |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 275 | 281 | Yellow |
| Daniel Hemric | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 275 | 0 | Yellow |
| Kurt Busch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 276 | 281 | Yellow |
| Michael McDowell | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 276 | 0 | Yellow |